Ankhwennefer (pharaoh)

Ankhwennefer (Ancient Egyptian: ꜥnḫ-wn-nfr "May Onnophris live"), also known as Chaonnophris or Ankhmakis[1], was the successor of Horwennefer, a rebel ruler who controlled much of Upper Egypt during the reigns of Ptolemies IV and V. His rule lasted from approximately 199 to 185 BC.

Ankhwennefer
Chaonnophris
Secessionist Pharaoh
Reign	199–185 BC
Predecessor	Horwennefer
Royal titulary
Father	Horwennefer?
Died	185 BC?

Ankhmakis succeeded Horwennefer as king of Upper Egypt in 199, or thereabouts, and won back as much as 80% of the country. He held Lykopolis (modern Asyut) in 197 BC but was later forced to withdraw to Thebes. The war between North and South continued until 185 BC, when Ankhmakis was arrested by the Ptolemaic General Conanus.[2] Little is known about the details of his reign as most of the records thereof were destroyed.

See also

• List of pharaohs

References

1. Günther Hölbl, History of the Ptolemaic Empire, Routledge, 2000, pp. 155ff.
2. Second Philae Decree

Bibliography

• Robert Steven Bianchi, Daily life of the Nubians, Greenwood Press, 2004, p. 224
• Joseph Mélèze-Modrzejewski, The Jews of Egypt: From Rameses II to Emperor Hadrian, Princeton University Press 1997, p. 150
• Willy Clarysse (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven), The Great Revolt of the Egyptians, Lecture held at the Center for the Tebtunis Papyri, University of California at Berkeley, on March 16, 2004.

Preceded by Horwennefer	Secessionist pharaohs 199-185 BC	Succeeded by -